13 | Abolish the Police

Event Type: Conversations

Date

October 29, 2020

Location

Visit http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/abolition1313/3-13-abolish-the-police/ to register

Time

6:15 pm – 8:45 pm

Event Organizer

Bernard Harcourt, Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought (CCCCT)

Event Sponsor

13/13 CCCT, Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought (CCCCT)

Event Co-Sponsor(s)

The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities, The Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, and Columbia Global Center - Paris

Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought (CCCCT) presents 3/13 | ABOLISH THE POLICE

Amna Akbar, Mariame Kaba, Josmar Trujillo, Alex Vitale, and Bernard E. Harcourt read and discuss:

The End of Policing by Alex Vitale

“Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police. Because reform won’t happen.” by Mariame Kaba

“An Abolitionist Horizon for Police (Reform)” by Amna Akbar

About this seminar:

This seminar will explore the current movement to abolish the police and the relationship between abolition and #defunding the police.

Abolition 13/13 information, including bibliographies, can be found here.